I'll Miss You--OHIO

S&SFAN

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:22 AM

After only a little over two years of living in OHIO and enjoying this states awesome amusement parks...I have to move! I wish I could have gone to some events and met some of you while I was out here but it didn't happen with the demands of work and my family. So I enjoyed the parks with my family. I will miss the one trip a year to Cedar Point and the many trips to Kings Island.

Now you all might be wondering where will my new home park be.....Frontier City!!!! I know it isn't the best park in the world, but at least it is something different. I also be heading to the few parks around there in Dallas, Tulsa, Branson, Kansas City. So maybe I'll see some of you there!

Den

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:55 AM

You know, as much flak as Ohio gets in pop culture, it's really a nice place to live. It's got lots of different kinds of natural beauty; you're never far from an urban center; it's easy to get anywhere you want to go; and of course, the abundance of amusement parks.

Den

Danimales

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:51 PM

You're leaving Ohio? Strange, I'm returning! I have to say I can't wait to get back to CP and HW (yeah, Indiana... close enough). Ohio is a good place to live, as long as you're near one of the major cities (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati). Otherwise... ugh.

I have to laugh when I see you all complaining about Ohio schools. You should see the state of schools here in California. Talk about not so great schools!

coasterb

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:20 PM

Danimales said:You're leaving Ohio? Strange, I'm returning! I have to say I can't wait to get back to CP and HW (yeah, Indiana... close enough). Ohio is a good place to live, as long as you're near one of the major cities (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati). Otherwise... ugh. *** Edited 8/16/2006 4:52:17 PM UTC by Danimales***

I take it you don't like living in the country. I enjoy not having to worry about traffic jams going to or from work, while still being 2 hrs from CP and KI :)

Danimales

coasterb said:I take it you don't like living in the country. I enjoy not having to worry about traffic jams going to or from work, while still being 2 hrs from CP and KI :)

DING! DING! DING! :)Nope, can't stand it. I like to be where the action is, or at least near it. City? Good. Close ring suburbs? Better. I like a little peace and quiet now and then. Country? No thanks. That setiment is even more so after living in L.A. My sister lives in the country in NW Ohio, and I have a hard time visiting for a weekend! What can I say, green acres is not the place for me. Glad you enjoy it though.

FLYINGSCOOTER

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:44 PM

Ohio's not so bad. One of the few states i can think of where you have a Mall every ten to twenty miles in every direction.Great State Park system. Plenty of shopping.Three great amusement parks with many hotels all of which near places you can shop.Lots of 24 hr restaurants.Did i mention shopping???? :)

Ohio will miss your tax dollars. You could always take an orange traffic cone as a forget-me-not. I haven't seen those in stores yet.Have a safe trip. *** Edited 8/16/2006 8:40:22 PM UTC by FLYINGSCOOTER***

Den

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:07 PM

I spent the first 19 years of my life in rural Ohio; the last 11 in urban Ohio. I greatly prefer the urban.

The convenience is awesome, I live a mile from work as does my wife, and my neighborhood is just as peaceful and quiet as my former home in the country (quieter, actually, since there aren't semi-trucks roaring by at all hours of the night).

millrace

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:19 PM

Dad: How often have you been to Columbus? There is a lot of vibrancy in the urban core and first-ring suburbs. There is a lot more going on than Polaris and Easton (irrelevant as far as I'm concerned)!

And you don't know what suburbs are until you've lived in northern NJ for 23 years. Between my house and NYC (about 40 miles) was one long continuous strip mall, with traffic to match and property taxes higher than Top Thrill Dragster.

FLYINGSCOOTER

I imagine the Ohio school systems would be a whole lot better without the Cleveland Public School system. I've never seen a system deteriorate like theirs did over the last 20 - 25 years.

The last time I went to Columbus, I got lost. That city expanded big time in the last 20 years. We stayed at a hotel that was on the wrong side of the road. It took us close to 20 minutes just to cross it to go eat. It was like a 12 lane road. I think it was near Dublin.

Any truth to the rumor that Columbus is building a mall to rival Mall Of America?